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16. OH HELL YEAH.

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:34 AM

Jul 2020

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The Edmund Pettus Bridge, named after a member of the KKK, should be renamed after John Lewis. [View all] Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 OP

John Lewis Freedom Bridge. MontanaMama Jul 2020 #1

Agree completely. That's just starters for this great person. Hoyt Jul 2020 #2

Absolutely! Cha Jul 2020 #3

+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #4

Absolutely! Withywindle Jul 2020 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Jul 2020 #6

Of course it should. The connection to John Lewis is so much stronger. Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #7

I don't think that's a good idea. mobeau69 Jul 2020 #8

It would be appropriate to tear down the Pettus bridge lastlib Jul 2020 #9

Agree. n/t sammythecat Jul 2020 #19

And while we're at it there are a lot of empty pedestals Withywindle Jul 2020 #10

Yes!! KT2000 Jul 2020 #11

Right on!! OregonBlue Jul 2020 #12

Excellent idea! BadgerMom Jul 2020 #13

Immediately! dchill Jul 2020 #14

YES! hlthe2b Jul 2020 #15

OH HELL YEAH. BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #16

Indeed! 👍 Duppers Jul 2020 #17

Perfectly appropriate. Greybnk48 Jul 2020 #18

Yes ... absolutely. DenverJared Jul 2020 #20

Given that the bridge is in Alabama, and that naming MineralMan Jul 2020 #21